Yasu Shibata (b. 1968, Osaka, Japan) received his B.F.A. from Kyoto Seika University, where he studied printmaking. Shibata uses the Japanese woodcut technique known as Ukiyo-e together with the reduction technique to create multiple layers of pigment to build up intense color with variations of simple shapes. In addition to his own work, he cut the wood blocks for other major artists such as Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler, and David Salle. He currently teaches at Cooper Union in addition to working at Pace Prints.